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  1. Scott Danforth

    Miserable Midwest Spring

    I think you may have cabin fever..... Somebody sound the alarm.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Help Reading Miles on 92 Seaswirl Engine Tachometer

    the main purpose of an hour meter is to watch maintenance intervals.
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.7L Non-Vortec to Vortec conversion

    and a high zinc additive.
  4. Scott Danforth

    1977 75hp evinrude 3 cyl

    welcome aboard. go to the sticky threads at the top of the forum. the link-n-sync is in there
  5. Scott Danforth

    Help Reading Miles on 92 Seaswirl Engine Tachometer

    welcome aboard. as indicated above, the hour meter runs when ever the key is on. there are only 168 hours in a week. so if you accumulated 5000 hours by leaving the key on it happened more than once
  6. Scott Danforth

    OMC water pump reliability modification.

    why not simply fix what is there? the raw water pump in the Cobra drive is good for cooling a big block. same goes with any of the SX drives. if its the older stringer drive, the stock impeller also works fine for any engine up to about 260hp.
  7. Scott Danforth

    5.7 piston rings

    if the pistons are pristine and the block is a new virgin block, maybe. however a 27 year old set of pistons will most likely have collapsed skirts and other issues. a used block will have oval shaped bores with a taper (bore gauge will tell the story). since you have to bore and hone to fix...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Steering Stiff

    maybe start your own thread vs hijacking suggest a new helm and cable.
  9. Scott Danforth

    New Console/Dash - Wiring question

    wiring colors are standard https://forums.iboats.com/threads/generic-boat-wiring-information-updated-verified.726970/
  10. Scott Danforth

    Install a kicker bracket for a 4.5hp Merc on Swim Platform (Bayliner 175)

    welcome aboard. for the removable down riggers, you will need to add some rod holder. for the removable bracket, you will have to fabricate something. I would use a dedicated fishing boat myself, however have fished out of both the Avanti and the SeaRay. in stead of a kicker, just dropped a...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Source for new gas tank

    welcome aboard I have coated my own tanks and had them professionally coated for antique cars and bikes, and the coating will come loose after a period of time if you dont chemically remove the rust prior to coating. best I found is fill the tank with 20:1 ratio of water to muratic acid, and...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Outboard cowl paint help

    BTW, the harbor freight guns wear out fast. if you leave the tips in solvent, the inner tip will rust Here was my spray yesterday. with the sun/temp at 88, it was kicking quick.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Correct prop for a Mercruiser 120

    its very common to have 2 or 3 props for a 4-cylinder powered boat mainly because you are limited on power.
  14. Scott Danforth

    5.7L Non-Vortec to Vortec conversion

    no way to measure a cam shaft with a caliper while in the motor and be accurate.
  15. Scott Danforth

    I'm looking for a manual for a duo prop outdrive, i need to replace prop shaft seals

    would really help to know which one of the many duo prop drives since 1981 that you are working on
  16. Scott Danforth

    03 4.3 carb and manifolds

    not uncommon. boat builders may have had inventory on motors
  17. Scott Danforth

    conversion to electronic ignition for Volvo penta-5.7 GXI-J

    we are still waiting for pictures of the points ignition
  18. Scott Danforth

    240cs Bomar hatch replacement

    Why not repair your hatch?
  19. Scott Danforth

    5.7 piston rings

    You cant take pistons from one block and put into another block and get good results
  20. Scott Danforth

    5.7L Non-Vortec to Vortec conversion

    Link in my sig, first post has links to the cam I chosen 268 degrees of duration is the biggest cam you can use with wet exhaust. Before I spent any money, I would use a dial indicator and determine what you have. Your cam is probably fine However, with vortec heads most cams hotter than...
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